From Le bon ton et la moniteur da la mode unite. A handsome walking coat with the typical skirt line of the '90s. Emphasis is on the fabric arrangement over the bustline. Collars rise quite high; boning holds the shape

The corset runs from under the breast to the top of the thigh with the breasts remaining unsupported. A heavy bone runs straight down the center front with additional boning running diagonally from the sides to the center. This achieves the Grecian...

Silk evening gowns by Charles James extending over a ten-year period. Originally a milliner, James is considered one of the most original fashion talents of the era. His work re-creates the female silhouette by building and boning the shape from...

The hoop, now called a panier, reappears in the shape of a bell. Made by boning the petticoat. Sizes vary from a small hip roll to a large, collapsible wired shape which is three to four feet from hip to hip.